Greeting card



June 15, 1937. JQHNTZ 2,083,912

GREETING CARD Filed Dec. 14, 1956 INVENTOR Nargrf [wise Job/viz ATTORNEY Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GREETING CARD Application December 14, 1936, Serial No. 115,705

9 Claims.

This invention relates to greeting cards and more particularly to greeting cards of the folding type having selectively readable greeting bearing members.

The principal objects of the present invention are to provide a greeting card of attractive appearance having greeting or sentiment bearing members movable toand from readable position relative to a pocket in the card whereby an element of suspense is created to increase interest in the subject matter of the card; to provide a pocket in the card for receiving the greeting bearing members and to provide means on said members for preventing complete withdrawal of same from the pocket.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a greeting card in substantially opened condition embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2-2,

Fig. 1, showing one of the greeting bearing members in retractive position relative to the card pocket.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section similar to Fig. 2, showing the greeting bearing members in protruded position relative to the card pocket.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section on line 4-4, Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the greeting bearing members.

Fig. 6 is a plan View showing a greeting card in substantially folded or closed position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing:

3 designates a greeting card which generally comprises a pocket 2, and greeting bearing mem- 40 bers 3 movable to and from the pocket to allow reading thereof, the faces 4 of the card being provided with suitable sentiments, figures or the like 5 to effect a coherent communication of information to a person or persons considering the card.

The pocket 2 is preferably formed from a single blank consisting of a sheet of paper, card board, or similar material, of generally rectangular shape 50 which is bent transversely backwardly upon itself as at 6 and again at 1 to overlap the upper edge 8 of the blank and provide a border portion 9 extending slightly below the edge 8 of the blank.

The border portion 9 is stamped with suitable 55 contours during the initial blank cutting operation to portray a predetermined representation, which in the present instance simulates a compass l0 and an airplane l I, it being obvious, however, that other representations suitable for greetings and like novelties may be substituted.

The representations on the face of the card in the present instance depict the path of travel of an airplane between spaced points, for example, from San Francisco, California, at the right of the card to Canton, China, at the left, intermediate points for landing being designated with suitable indicia l2.

Coextensive with the indicia l2 are slits l3 leading into the pocket 2 formed by the folded blank for receiving the greeting bearing members 3 which are mounted in the slits and are adapted for protraction or retraction from or into the pocket 2 whereby the sentiments thereon may be concealed or positioned to allow reading thereof as desired.

The members 3 are preferably formed of strips [4 of material similar to the body portion of the card and it is contemplated that they be stamped and printed simultaneously with the card blank. The form of the strip blanks is preferably similar to double-headed arrows, the heads I5 of which in the present instance bear representations depicting radio beacons situated at the intermediate airplane landing points. The heads of the ar row are placed together and the strip folded medially as at I6, after which the bent strips may be suitably secured together as by adhesive to form a substantially rigid strip member. The end I! of the strip member is folded backwardly upon itself as at I8 to form a hook member adapted to project upwardly within the pocket past the slits to hook the strips to the body portion of the card and limit withdrawal thereof from the pocket of the card after the strips have been inserted in the pocket by merely slipping the base ends thereof into the slits. The bases IQ of the head project outwardly beyond the length of the slits to prevent insertion of the strips completely into the pocket portion of the card and thereby provide tabs for grasping with the fingers to move the strips into and out of the pocket member.

The operation of the card is as follows:

The card. is preferably received in folded condition substantially as shown in Fig. '7 and opened by folding outwardly on the median line 2|] of the card.

The strips 3 are normally in retracted condition within the pocket of the card, as shown at 2|, and the tabs representing the radio beacons as enlarging the capacity of the card for appropriate greetings. It is apparent that the hook portions of the greeting bearing strips engage under the upper edge 23 of the slits, as shown in Fig. 3, when the strips arefiilr'awr'iupwardly to limit upward movement of 'thes'trips and thereby prevent complete extraction thereof from the pocket of the card. M H

To again close the card, the strips need only to be pressed downwardly into the pocket, the

bases of the beacon tabs limiting downward movement thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, .to pre-. vent complete displacementof the strips into the interior of the card,.and the ends of the card folded together.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An article of the character described including a blank cut to provide backing and inner members, a pocket formed byjthe inner and backing members having an opening and a greeting bearing member in the pocket projecting through the opening, said greeting bearing member having a body portion formed from the material of the blank and doubled upon itself to render same substantially rigid.

2. An article of the character described including a blank cut to provide backing and inner members, a pocket, formedby said inner and backing members having an opening, aigreeting bearing member in thepocket projecting through said opening, said greeting bearing member having a body portion formed from the material of the blank and doubled upon itself to render same substantially rigid, and means on said greeting bearing member for limitingretraotion and protraction thereof relative to saidopening.

3. An article of the character described including a body member, means mounted in said body member movable into and outof concealed position relative to a face of said body member, means on said concealable means for limiting movement thereof relative to said body member including a hook portion" formed as a continuation of said concealable means for vfixing the bounds of movement of said concealable means out of concealed position, and tabs opposite said hook portion for fixing the bounds of movement of said concealable means'toward said body member.

4. An article of the character described including a blank cut to provide backing andinner members, a pocket formed by said inner'and backing membershaving an opening, a greeting bearing member in the pocket projecting through saidopening, said'greeting bearing member having a. body portion formed from the material of the blankan'd doubled'upon' itselfto' render sa'me substantially rigid, and me'ans on said greeting bearing member for limiting retraction and protraction thereof relative to said opening, including a fold at one end thereof engageable with one of said backing and inner members.

5. An article of the character described including a blank out to provide backing and inner members, a pocket formed by said inner and backing members having an opening, a greeting bearing member in the pocket projecting through said opening, said greeting bearing member having a body portion formed from the material of the blank and doubled upon itself to render same substantially rigid, means on said greeting bearing member for limiting retraction and protraction thereof relative to said opening, including a fold at one end thereof engageable with one of said backing and inner members, and tabs on the opposite end there-of forming stops and grasping portions for moving said greeting bearing member relative to said backing and inner members.

' 6. In combination with a greeting card formed from a blank to provide a body member having an opening, a greeting bearing member adapted for extension through said opening including a strip having a tab at one end to limit movement of said greeting bearing member in one direction relative to said body member and a fold at its other end to form a hook engageable with said body member for limiting movement of said greeting bearing member in the opposite direction, said strip having a body portion formed from the same material as the blank and doubled upon itself with the ends thereof aligned to form said tab and secured to form a substantially rigid greeting bearing member.

'7. An article of the character described comprising backing and inner members hingedly connected by folds, a pocket formed by said inner and backing members having a slit in one of said members, a greeting bearing strip in the pocket projecting. through said slit, the exposed end of the strip constituting a tab by which the strip may be withdrawn from said pocket, and a hook portion at the lower end of the strip engageable with said inner member for limiting withdrawal of said strip.

8. In combination with a greeting card including a body member having a slit, a greeting bearing member adapted for extension through said slit including a strip having a tab at one end to limit movement of said greeting bearing mem ber in one direction relative to said body member and a fold at its other end to form a hook engageable with said body member for limiting movement of said greeting bearing member in the opposite direction.

9. In combination with a greeting card including a body member having a slit, a greeting bearing member adapted for extension through said slit including a strip having a tab at one end to limit movement of said greetingbearing member in one direction relative to said body member and a fold at its other end to form a hook engageable with said body'member for limiting movement of said greeting'bearing member in y the opposite direction, said strip having a body 

